There’s one thing that I have to say: I’m really not fond of the hikari/yami dynamic, mostly for its habit of playing fast and loose with canon. However, this set of yuri stories of yours really help remind me that in and of itself, it’s a very interesting idea, and *can* be written well. It’s an interesting dynamic here, and one which explores the ‘yami’ as a slightly darker contrast, and slightly darker than she was in canon, without losing sight of her character.

Mana was still the very bouncy Mana (though which version were you basing on for her characterization? I’d guess not the Japanese anime, since the thought of anime Mana being casual about sex is…historically accurate but not fitting her character), and her viewpoint was very fun to read. However Anzu is the one who steals the show for me- I just love the description of Anzu’s feelings on dueling here. It just matches her perfectly, and is especially great to see in a fandom which tends to forget that Anzu actually is quite a good duelist, even if she isn’t as interested in it as Yuugi and Jounouchi.

And you made me *like* present tense prose! That’s always something for me to applaud.